MI-AORTA
Combining aortic disease clinical practice, training, and research with the aim to transform an already highly reputable multi-disciplinary aortic program into a world-renowned program
Welcome to the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center's MI-AORTA program. Our leaders and faculty aim to:
- Facilitate collaboration and ensure our current systems work more effectively together
- Build the reputation of our Aortic program
- Create value for our patients, families, and communities that we serve
- Teach the next generation of aortic specialists across all disciplines
- Develop cutting edge/novel treatments of aortic diseases
- Share knowledge gained from unique longitudinal databases that impact population health
Contact
MI-AORTA
Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Email: [email protected]
Explore MI-AORTA
Featured Speaker
MI-AORTA Seminar Series
07:00am
Zoom only
Alan Braverman, MD
Director, Marfan Syndrome and Aortopathy Clinic
Washington University School of Medicine
MI-AORTA Events
Speaker Series | Alan Braverman, MD
Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease
Speaker Series | Lars Maegdefessel MD, PhD
TBD
Speaker Series | Eric Isselbacher, MD MSC
Optimal Medical Therapies for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection
News and Stories
Health Lab
Young father survives aortic dissection after delayed diagnosis
A 28-year-old father survived a life threatening aortic dissection after seeking a second opinion, highlighting that the condition can strike young adults.
Health Lab
Using ultrasound technology to quickly diagnose giant cell arteritis
Ultrasound technology at University of Michigan Health is helping diagnose giant cell arteritis in patients to begin potentially moving away from using invasive surgical biopsy methods.
Health Lab
Getting ahead of aortic disease
Patient bypasses a life threatening aortic aneurysm with the help of Michigan Medicine's genetic counseling and a streamlined cardiac referral program.
